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Taswell 43

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1987

A Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and comfortable long-distance cruising

Designed by Bill Dixon, built by TA Shing Yacht Building (Taiwan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

1.91 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

187 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 187
EasygoingPowered-up

16.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2590 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
187.5
Comfort ratio
28.2
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1868
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Designer
Bill Dixon
Builder
Ta Shing Yacht Building (TAIWAN)

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Beneteau 42 CC13.23 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA cutter-rigged cruiser produced from 2003 to 2007, widely utilized in the charter trade for its accessible layout
Beneteau Oceanis 43012.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed cruiser with a high comfort ratio, also produced as the Moorings 432 charter variant
Ct-44 (Pilot House)13.16 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Tanton-designed pilot house cutter featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Dufour Yachts 425 Grand Large12.90 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 12.9-meter fractional sloop with a 2.1-meter bulb keel, optimized for a stable 8.13-knot hull speed
Sirius 40 DS12.90 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 12.9-metre fractional sloop built since 2015, offering a deep 2.3-metre draft for performance and stability
Grand Soleil 40 (Polli)12.90 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Matteo Polli-designed fractional sloop optimized for ORC competition with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

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